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January 14, 2013

 

It’ll Never Happen Here: Fast Trains and Indiana Politics

Oliver Smith got elected to Congress when his opponent pledged support for railroads, which in 1826 Indiana were not only nonexistent but almost mythological.

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January 7, 2013

 

A Founding Justice And His Scenic Overlook

Overlooking the Ohio River at Aurora, Veraestau was built as the home of a member of the state's first Supreme Court and a founder of Franklin College.

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December 31, 2012

 

Fighting For (And Against) The Right To Party At Purdue

Purdue President Winthrop Stone accepted personal responsibility for reforming not only academics, but also students' moral character.

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December 24, 2012

 

An “Old School” Holiday Tradition

School children in pioneer Indiana enjoyed one holiday tradition that teachers will most likely be thankful they no longer have to endure.

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December 17, 2012

 

A Safe Harbor for The Region’s Mexican Community

Mexican migrants to the Calumet Region in the 1920s began to form their own fraternal benefit societies, already popular in their native country.

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December 10, 2012

 

Envisioning A Modern Hospital

In 1879, William Niles Wishard ushered in a pivotal period in City Hospital’s history that coincided with the beginning of the scientific medical revolution.

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December 3, 2012

 

You Can’t Take It With You (But Might Be Able To Drive It There)

In the 1970s, the owner of an Aurora plumbing business was easily recognized in town for the red Eldorado Cadillac convertible she always drove.

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November 26, 2012

 

From Bucket Brigade To Professional Fire Department

Indiana's new capital had been established in 1825 without a fire brigade; not until a year and a half later was a volunteer company organized in Indianapolis.

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November 19, 2012

 

Giving Thanks On Schedule

Governor Noah Noble proclaimed Indiana’s first Thanksgiving Day December 7, 1837. In 1863, Indiana joined all the Northern states in a coordinated observance.

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November 12, 2012

 

Adapting To Life On The Frontier

In 1812, Pennsylvania lawyer John Test and his family moved west, reluctantly settling in the Whitewater River town of Brookville, Indiana.

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